Snow report Montafon, 01/17/2015

Snow condition

Still very modest. The approx. 25 cm are more cosmetic. Above 2000 m in shaded terrain (where the old snow problem is), the one or other relaxed line could be skied. Therefore above 2000m 2 stars and below 1 star. Below 1600 m it is once again the 1st snow on the sunny side.

Snow quality

The fresh snow had already settled noticeably overnight and was lightly packed. Over the course of the day, the southerly wind led to drifting and light wind slush, first in the ridges and then further down. There were already signs of a melting snow cover on the south side in the late afternoon. January can do much better.

Blasting successes, spontaneous descents and loose snow slides from extremely steep terrain are clearly visible. The latter have increased throughout the day. In many places, the loose fresh snow lies on a hardened surface. The old snow problem will keep us busy for a while unless we get more than 1 m of fresh snow without wind. According to my observations, the 3 m can be classified in the lower range (at least up to 2,400 m).

Overall impression

Weathery day with lots of rides, which had to be planned well today as the crowds in the area were huge. By the evening, all the lift-accessible terrain was covered. With further crossings, a few more spots could be snatched in the afternoon and with ascents (>500m) there are still some worthwhile descents. There was no time for photos today ;-)